Seroprevalence for the tick-borne relapsing fever spirochete Borrelia turicatae among small and medium sized mammals of Texas.

• Główni autorzy: Brittany A Armstrong (Autor), Alexander Kneubehl (Autor), Aparna Krishnavajhala (Autor), Hannah K Wilder (Autor), William Boyle (Autor), Edward Wozniak (Autor), Carson Phillips (Autor), Kristen Hollywood (Autor), Kristy O Murray (Autor), Taylor G Donaldson (Autor), Pete D Teel (Autor), Ken Waldrup (Autor), Job E Lopez (Autor)
• Format: Książka
• Wydane: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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BACKGROUND:In low elevation arid regions throughout the southern United States, Borrelia turicatae is the principal agent of tick-borne relapsing fever. However, endemic foci and the vertebrate hosts involved in the ecology of B. turicatae remain undefined. Experimental infection studies suggest tha...